The mission of the Respiratory Core is to develop centralized systems for cardiopulmonary structural/functional assessments and mitochondrial function analysis, with the goal to enhance the productivity and the research impact of CPVB COBRE investigators and others in Rhode Island.

Services Include: 

• Cigarette smoke model and chronic hypoxia model
• Lung and heart structural and vascular remodeling assessments
• Mitochondria isolation and physiological/biochemical assays
• Mitochondrial respiration and function
  • Seahorse XFe96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer
  • High-Resolution O2k-FluoRespirometers (Oroboros)

Contact: 

Peng Zhang, MD, MS, Director, CPVB COBRE Respiratory Core 

Phone: (401) 273-7100 ext. 16321
Email: Peng_Zhang@brown.edu
Website: CPVB.org